The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-20
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

New Court House Maliciously Dam
aged.
GEORGIA,
About 900 good large watermelonsmal;C
a carload
Newton county has no sheriffs sales fol-
August, which is mighty good sign.
The Augusta Gazette has nominated Gov
Gordon for Vice President Of the United
States.
A snake in a watermelon was a curiosity
to the colored people of Sandersville al
their picnic Friday.
The crops along the G. j. & S. railroad,
between Social Circle and Gainesville, are
as fine as the lands will produce.
The match game of base ball Friday even
ing between Conyers and Covington resulted
in a score of II to 10 in favor of Conyers.
Montezuma is to have big barbecue to-
day. Judge Crisp and Maj. Dawson, of
Macon, are advertised to address the people,
In the Veal neighborhood, of Washington
county, dog went mad that was bitten by
a mad dog Lbout year ago, and bit
eighteen dogs.
At Sandersville Paul James colored) was
overcome by heat Thursday evening and
DIR. Summerlin was called in and soon put
him all right again.
Judge Hines has given lot to the colored
people of Sandersville, east of the Augusta
Gibson and SandeTsville railroad, for Bap-
fist church to be built upon.
L. R. Miller, one of the old Confederates
of Sandersville, has been through twenty
one battles. Mr.. Miller now carries two
wounds on his person, one through the body
and the other i'll his right foot.
The Georgia railroad passenger con-
ductors are now wearing a uniform
duster' in place of the regulation blue coat
with brass buttons. They are decidedly
more comfortable, if not so dressy.
During the adjourned term of the Superb
or Court in Wilkinson county last week,
Judge jenkins fined Smith $500 for violat-
ing the prohibition law, and two others for
same offense 500 and 500. Total of fines
1850.
Saturday was monthly payday on the
Americas, Preston and Lunlpkin railroad
and goodly sum of lucre was distributed
among the employees and the 300 or 400
colored laborers engaged on the road ex-
tension.
Monday party Of gentlemen organized
themselves into what will be known as the
Griffin Gun Club. Capt. Seaton Grantland
was elected President, b. r. Flemister, Sec
Rotary and Treasurer, and r. j. Andrews
captain of the team.
Aiic LelhoJl ftll itlg NOlh9 tiLSLb bll IIb
Monday afternoon, and for a while it looked
as If their destruction would be complete.
The fire was finally gotten under control
and the greater portion of the property
saved. The loss was about $500.
At Ty Ty the election returns for the re
moval of the court house were not received
until Monday. The official count of the
vote at Isabella stood; Sylvester III, Sumner
EOS, Isabella %, Ty-Ty l. So it will be seen
it was almost tie between the contesting
places.
Will Copeland, in attempting to jump on
a moving train at Big Raccoon, on the East
Tennessee road, Sunday, missed his foothold
and fell. One leg rested on the rail and was
crushed off. The wounded man was carried
to Dallas, where he now lies in precarious
condition.
The Governor drew an executive warrant
Monday for $4,000 in favor of the State
Asylum for the Blind at Macon. This war
rant is for the third quarter, beginning July
]. The asylum draws $4,000 each year
from the State, the money being paid the
first and not the last Of the quarter.
The editor of the Conyers Solid South is
responsible for the following: "Some of the
fanatcal members of the Georgia Legisa-
ture are in favor of building a Kimball
House for the convicts 1t may be that they
will be called upon to occupy cell at an
early day and they wish to make it palatial"
Gov. Gordon will go to Powder Springs
tomorrow for few hours to take part in
the reunion exercises of the Seventh Georgia
Regiment He will briefly address the vet
Grams in the morning, returning to the city
before night. Maj Kiser and Gen. GartrelI.
the first Colonel Of the regiment, will be
present.
The Board of County Commissioners of
Fulton, in called session Monday, granted
to the Gate City Street Railroad Company
the right TO lay its tracks ON the Boulevard
from the Atlanta line to the Piedmont ex-
position grounds, but refused the same
privilege to the Atlanta and Edgewood
Railway Company.
Johnnie Ambrose, Of Charleston was
drowned Sunday in the waters of the Chat
tahoochee river Young Ambrose was on a
visit to his relatives in Suwannee, and late
n the evening he went out to the Chat
tahoochee river, which is near that place.
and went in bathing. Ambrose, it is sup
posed, went into water that was too deep for
him and was drowned, not knowing how to
swim.
A very interesting case was decided last
Tuesday at Monticello by Ordinary 4. NJ
Swanson. Mr. William Ezell sued for the
possession of his child then in the custody of
US mother, Mrs. Grace Ezell In 1884, Mr..
William Ezell and Miss Grace Merriwether
were married. which resulted in a separa-
ton in December, 1886, the child being left
In its mothers hands. Col Preston repre-
sented Mr.. Eel and Col DesSau represented
Mrs. Ezell. The child was given to its
mother until it is Z years old.
During the recent commencement of the
University of Georgia. at Athens, several
alumni members of the Eta Chapter of Chi
Phi held meeting for the purpose of in
hugurating movement to erect a club
house for the Chi Phis at Athens They
propose to buy suitable lot
and begin the erection of house
As soon as s., 500 is raised. All of the
large citities III the State were represented
and all pledged themselves 10 work for the
taccess of the project.
A meeting of the Grand Lodge of the In
dependent Order Of Good Templars will be
beld in Augusta Tuesday, July % Rev.
DR. Hawthorne, Elgn Lochrane, ex Mayor
HiLlyer, of Atlanta; Rev Dr. Lee, DR..
Gwaltney, of Rome, and Messrs. Hill, of
Macon, and Hickman, of Tennessee, are ex.
pccted 10 address the Grand Lodge An
Informal reception will he given on Tues
day evening and "A mass meeting on We'd
uestlay, and, if found advisable, meetings
will he held in different parts of the city.
There will be present at least l25 delegates
bicycle race is proposed from Fairburr
70 Atlanta 10y the country road. This is the
best road running out of Atlanta for the
Thccl. The railroad is barred and the race
must DO made by the country road, which
runs alongside Of the railroad track nearly
all the Mny. The time of tho raca will "a,